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he was tormented by nightmares about the accident
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Recent Examples of tormented
Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Alex Freeman tormented his opponents in Seattle on Friday, 30 years after his famous dad did the same.
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David Close,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
We have been tormented by the cost of electricity for decades.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
In recent years, Trae Young has repeatedly tormented the Knicks at the famed Madison Square Garden, turning clutch shots and postgame showmanship into vulgar chants from New York fans.
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Chantz Martin Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
The result is borderline Succession-esque in its level of absurdity, and D’Arcy, so reliably tormented, gets to show sides of the character that have never even been hinted at before.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
The westward-looking Façade of the Passion is stark, its figures tormented, their bodies strained in angular poses.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
Marte has absolutely tormented the Giants over the last week-and-change.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Inside are museum spaces that tell the story of Obama’s Presidency, grounded in the country’s tormented racial history.
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Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
In that movie, Depp played a young woman who is tormented after vampire Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) becomes obsessed with her.
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Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Alex Freeman tormented his opponents in Seattle on Friday, 30 years after his famous dad did the same.
—
David Close,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
We have been tormented by the cost of electricity for decades.
—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
In recent years, Trae Young has repeatedly tormented the Knicks at the famed Madison Square Garden, turning clutch shots and postgame showmanship into vulgar chants from New York fans.
—
Chantz Martin Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
The result is borderline Succession-esque in its level of absurdity, and D’Arcy, so reliably tormented, gets to show sides of the character that have never even been hinted at before.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
The westward-looking Façade of the Passion is stark, its figures tormented, their bodies strained in angular poses.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Marte has absolutely tormented the Giants over the last week-and-change.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Inside are museum spaces that tell the story of Obama’s Presidency, grounded in the country’s tormented racial history.
—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tormented
Adjective
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In a feature published today, deputy executive editor Yoni Appelbaum examines the tortured debate—inside and outside the academy—over how to tell the American story.
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Hunter Biden is mixing it up with admirers and critics on social media, while Jill Biden is rehashing the tortured saga of the last presidential race in a new memoir.
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Silva served as Stockton’s mayor from 2013 to 2017, a term that was plagued by scandal.
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Drafted in the sixth round, Smack is tasked with stabilizing a position that has plagued Green Bay since Mason Crosby's departure.
Adjective
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But no one who delves into Duchamp can shake the feeling that erotic fixations and frustrated romantic love are at the core of his imaginative universe.
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Unemployment remains above 30%, making migrants easy political targets for frustrated communities and opportunistic actors.
Verb
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In Britain, all the large predators had long since been exterminated and the smaller ones (like foxes) were ruthlessly persecuted.
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Supporting people who have too often been, and continue to be, persecuted and othered would be a direct way to address the suffering.
Adjective
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Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.
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For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.
Verb
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They are both afflicted by cognitive and/or hearing issues.
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Two-thirds of respondents afflicted with alpha-gal reported anxiety or depressive disorders in a 2025 University of Missouri survey.
Adjective
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There appears to be some confusion about what roads near the Garden will or could be closed down for the Friday gathering — a situation made all the more harried by the proximity of Penn Station, ongoing FIFA World Cup tourism and seen-it-all NYC being NYC leaning into the July 4 shindig.
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Hannah is perfect as a proxy for the harried viewer—sweet, two-dimensional, as wide-eyed as a Powerpuff Girl but much less feisty.
Verb
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Boston was besieged by the Tartan Army.
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In the adjacent room, the Shapiro team was equally besieged.
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“Tormented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormented. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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